Switch.



0. P. NOISOM & C. J. LINDBWALD.

SWITCH.

APPLIGATION IILED SEPT. 19, 190e.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

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- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1908.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

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SWITCH.

APPLIOATION FLED SEPT. 19, 1908. 934,340, Patented Sept. 14, 1909."\`

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switch element.

UNITED STATES rAgTENT oEEicE.

OLE P. NOSOlVI AND CARL J. LINDEWALD, OF SOUTH. -BEND, INDIANA; SAID LINDE- WALD ASSIGNOR F ONE-FOURTH OF THE ENTIRE RIGHT TO SAID NOISOlVL SWITCH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, OLE P. NoIsoM: and CARL J. LINDEWALD, citizens of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Switches, of which the following is a specilication.

rlhis invention relates to electric time switches, the object of the invention being to simplify and improve the construction set forth in my prior application, Serial Number 112,923, iiled January 27, 1908 and allowed July 1, 1908.

The object of the present invention is to provide simple and reliable mechanism whereby an electric circuit including lights or other elements may be automatically turned on and oftl at predetermined times and within a period as short as iifteen minutes.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the usual night lights may be cut in and out independently of the main circuit controlling mechanism.

One of the main objects of the present invention is to provide setting means for accomplishing the result above set forth which will enable the indicators and tripping devices to be set back without tripping the mechanism which operates the movable This admits of the use of semi-circular dials in lieu of the complete circular dials heretofore used for this purpose.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings z-Figure 1 is a face view of the clock having the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a face view of the clock mechanism with the front of the clock case and dial removed. Fig. 3 is a cross section through the front plate of the clock mechanism showing the relation between the trip wheel and the presser bar and also showing the manner in which the trip wheel operates upon the devices which control the locking pawl of the collar spring. Fig. l is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the cooperation between the presser bar and the yieldingly sustained knob carried by the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September '19, 1908.

ratentea sept. 14., 1909.

Serial No. 453,739.

trip wheel. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the trip wheel showing the knob and presser bar. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one end of the presser bar, showing the rounded shoulder thereof. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the yieldingly supported knob. Fig. 8 is a view of the same looking from the opposite side and showing the inclined face which cooperates with the knob on the trip wheel. Fig. 9 is a detail section taken in line with the minute. wheel arbor, showing the setting dial for the star wheel switch.

The improved mechanism of this invention is shown applied to an ordinary eightday clock illustrated in Fig. 1, which for the purpose of carrying out the present invention is provided with duplicate semi-circular dials 1 and 2 in connection with which indicating and setting hands 3 and 1 are einployed, the dials being each graduated from one to twelve, the hand or indicator 8, for example, being used to cut in the current at a predetermined time while the other indicator or hand t is used for breaking t-he circuit or cutting out the lights atI a predetermined time.

Referring to Fig. 2, 5 designates the main spring of the clock mechanism and 6 the master wheel thereof. At the opposite side is arranged the main power spring 7 which actuates the switch hereinafter referred to, the spring 7 serving to impart rotary motion to and lock the wheel 8 which is held normally locked by means of a locking pawl 9 on the free end of a pivotally mounted arm 10 which swings from the center 11, it being observed that the locking wheel S is provided at intervals with relatively deep notches 12 into which the locking pawl 9 drops and thereby serves to lock said wheel against further movement at the proper time.

In connection with the indicators or hands 3 and 4, we employ trip wheels 13 and 14 as shown in Fig. 2, said wheels being arranged at opposite sides of the minute pinion and being in constant motion therewith so that continuous motion is imparted to the trip wheels 13 and 14, the same receiving their motion from the main spring 5 through the ordinary clock mechanism of which the minute pinion 15 is an element. Each of the wheels 13 and 14 is mounted upon the shaft or arbor 1G on which one of the indicators or hands 3 is made tast so that in turning or swinging the hand 3 or 4, the corresponding arbor is turned, the wheel 13 and 1st as the case may be being loose on such arbor 1Q, said wheel is not turned when movement 1s imparted to the arbor. The forward portion of each arbor 1G is squared as shown in Fig. 2 and pivotally mounted on suchv squared portion of the arbor is a presser bar 17 the saine being tulerumed at 18 on the arbor as clearly shown in Figs. Q, 3 and #1. One arm of the lever 17 is provided with an inwardly extending foot 19 which bears against the tace of the wheel adjacent to the toothed outer edge thereof as bestshown in Figs. 3 and et. The other arm of said lever is provided with a projection or extension 2O at its end which also rides in Contact with the same face of the trip wheel. At one side the projection or extension 20 is inclined to torni a beveled shoulder 21 the purpose of which will hereinafter appear. At the opposite side the near corner of the projection or extension 20 is rounded. ott to form a rounded shoulder 22 the purpose ot which will also hereinafter appear. Secured to the outer tace oi each of the trip wheels 13 and 1-1 is i. spring 23 having at its tree end a knob Q-t provided with an inclined or beveled face which is adapted to cooperate with the beveled tace 21 of the presser bar 17, the knob being also provided with a rounded i'ace 2G adapted to cooperate with the rounded shoulder Q2 of the presser bar 17. The knob is also provided with an inwardly extending guide pin 27 which is received in an aperture or slot 28 formed in the adjacent trip wheel, said guide pin Q7 serving to hold the knob in proper position to cooperate with the beveled or rounded shoulders on the presser bar.

Each of the trip wheels 13 and let is mounted loosely on its arbor and is adapted :t'or movement in the direction et length of such arbor, the wheel being normally held outward in the position shown in Fig. 3 by means of a spring 2f) one end of which is secured to the frame of the clock case as shown at 30, the other end being left tree and at a short distance from the adjacent 'trame plate so that when the trip wheel is pressed toward the frame plate, the free end et such spring is pressed in a corresponding direction.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the tree ends of the spring arms 29 overlap each other at their extremities, at which point they both bear against a projecting iinger 31 on a trip lever 32 which is tulcrumed at 33 on the clock frame. This trip lever 32 is provided at its free extremity with a lateral extension or pin 34 which lies under and bears against the arm l() et the locking pawl S), the arrangement being such that when either ot the trip wheels 13 and 1.4- is pressed in fard by the presser bar as hereinabove described, the appropriate spring arm 29 o operates with the inclined pin or extension 31 to swing the trip lever 32 and cause it by means ot the extension 3-'t to rock the arm 1U and move the locking pawl S) out of engagement with the locking wheel 3. This release:`v the spring 7 and allows the same to expand and impart rotar;T motion to the wheel 3. At the saine time the spring 7 imparts motion to a second gear which meshes with the iirst. member ot a train ot gears or pinions 3G, 37 and 33 of which all are journaled upon a pivoted gear arm 39, as shown in F ig. 2. This gear arm is mounted for .swinging movement on the arbor or sha't't -fl-t) ot the .tirst gear 3G while the opposite or 'l'ree end ot said arm is provided with a clamping screw 41 the shank of which is movable in an arcuate slot ll2 formed in a cross har i3 of the clock frame. This allows the tinal gear or pinion 38 to be moved into and out of mesh with a gear #tit which carries the movable element of an electric switch, the fixed contact pieces of which are shown at fl-(3. The electric switch referred to shown as of theordinary rotating type embodying a central shaft 47 carrying the radiallyv disposed movable element or elements i5 which are moved alternately into and out o'l' contact with the stationary contact pieces 46, it being understood that in each movement ot the tripping mechanism above described, approximately a quarter revolution is imparted to the arbor 47 of the switch, one movement serving thereby to complete the circuit and the succeeding movement serving io break the circuit. By arranging the train ot gears in the pivoted gear arm 35) as above described, di'tt'erent sized electric switches may be interchangeably used in connection with the rest of the mechanism according to the power of the current required.

In the ordinary tripping movement ot the mechanism hereinabove described, iu the rotation of either oit the wheels 13 and 1&1, the spring supported knob 2i thereot' rides under the projection Q() ot' the presser bar and eope ating with the inclined it'ace 21 thereof, the knob is pressed inward by the presser bar which serves to correspondingly press the respective trip gear inward with the eti'ect above described, the toot 1i) at the opposite end of the presser bar serving to equalize the pressure at both sides ot the trip wheel and insure the even and uniform movement of the trip wheel on the trame ot the clock mechanism. ln setting the presser bar with the aid of the indicators or hands 3 and 4., the rounded shoulder ot the presser bar rides against the rounded shoulder QG oi the knob and it'orces said knob inward as illustrated in Fig. without' tripping said wheel or in other wordi-i, without depressing the adjacent trip wheel 13 or 11;

toward the frame of the clock case. This permits the tripping mechanism to be set without unlocking or releasing the power spring 7 which would result in the movement of the switch.

Mounted on the minute arbor 48 of the clock mechanism is a circular dial 49 graduated from one to twelve as seen in Fig. l. This dial 49 comprises an inwardly extending sleeve 50 which is mounted loosely but frictionally on the tubular hub of the hour wheel 51 as shown in Fig. 9. Mounted fast on the same sleeve 50 is a disk 52 which is provided with an inwardly extending pin or tappet 53 adapted to come in contact with any one of the spokes 54 of a star wheel 55 shown in Fig. 2. This star wheel is shown as provided with sixarms or spokes and with three projecting pins or contact points 57 one of which is adapted to come in contact with the free end of the spring arm 57 while another spring arm 58 is arranged for contact with one or more of the extremities of the arms or spokes 54. These springs 57 and 58 are of metal and serve as electrical conductors, said springs connecting` at their fixed ends with the binding posts 59 and G0 to which the circuit wires may be connected. The dial 49 may be set to bring the pin 53 at a point which will cause it to come in contact with one of the spokes or arms of the star wheel at any predetermined time. `When this takes place, a partial revolution is imparted to the star wheel causing one .of the contact points 56 to either move into or out of contact with the spring conductor 59 resulting in establishing or breaking the current in which the arms or springs 5S and 57 are included.

designates the main circuit wires which lead to the binding posts 71 electrically associated with the fixed contacts 46 hereinabove described.

The mechanism above described is simple and economical in construction and will be found reliable in use, there being no delicate parts which will be liable to become broken or disarranged.

I claim l. An` electric time switch comprising clock mechanism including a power spring, a movable switch element geared to and operable by said spring, means for locking the power spring to hold the same inert, a trip wheel geared to and driven by an element of the clock mechanism, an adjustable presser bar movable around the arbor of the trip wheel and adapted to be set at various positions to act on said wheel, a knob on the trip wheel which coperates with said presser bar acting to shift said wheel in the direction of length of its arbor, and means actuated by the shifting of the trip wheel acting to unlock the power spring and permit the latter to move the switch element.

2. An electric time switch comprising a clock mechanism including a power spring,

a movable switch element geared to andv operable by said spring, means for locking the power spring to hold the same inert, a trip wheel geared to and driven by an element of the clock mechanism, an adjustable presser bar movable around the arbor of the trip wheel and adapted to be set at various positions to act on said wheel, a yieldingly sustained knob on the trip wheel which cooperates wit-h said presser bar acting to shift said wheel in the direction of length of its arbor, and means actuated by the shifting of the trip wheel acting to unlock the power spring and permit the latter to move the switch element.

3. An electric time switch comprising a clock mechanism including a power spring, a movable switch element geared to and operable by said spring, means for locking the power spring to hold the same inert, a trip wheel geared to and driven by an element of the clock mechanism, an adjustable presser bar movable around the arbor of the trip wheel and adapted to be set at various positions to act on said wheel, a knob on the trip wheel which coperates with said presser bar acting to shift said wheel in the direction of length of its arbor, said knob being adapted to be moved out of the way by the presser bar in the act of setting the latter, and means actuated by the shifting of the trip wheel acting to unlock the power spring and permit the latter to move the switch element.

4. An electric time switch comprising a clock mechanism including a power spring, a movable switch element geared to and operable by said spring, means for locking the power spring to hold the same inert, a trip wheel geared to and driven by an element of the clock mechanism, an adjustable presser bar movable around the arbor of the trip wheel and adapted to be set at various positions to act on the said wheel, said presser bar having a beveled and rounded shoulder, and yieldingly sustained beveled faces on the trip wheel which coperate with said presser bar acting to shift said wheel in the direction of length of its arbor, and means actuated by the shifting of said trip wheel acting to unlock the power spring and permit the latter to move the switch element.

5. An electric time switch comprising clock mechanism, a switch operating power spring, a movable switch element, means including a trip for locking and unlocking the power spring, a bearing interposed between the power spring and switch and embodying a train of gears, a movable support on which said gears are mounted, and means for fastening said support when adjusted.

6. An electric time switch comprising clock mechanism, a main circuit switch, an auxiliary Switch ei'nbodying a revolving Wheel I operate against the al'niS of the auxiliar) provided with a Series oi radiating arms and Switch.

a series of laterally I Jrojeoting pins on oern ieetiniony whereof we affix onr signa tain of said. arms, circuit terminal@ conSiStrnrog in preaonre of two wiineSSeS.

ing of springs one Working againstv the eX- OLE l). NOSOM. ireiniiies of said arme and another against CARL J. LINIHNVT). said pins, a dial frioi'ionaiiy mounted on the Tv'ilneSseS:

hour Wheel, and an auxiliary nJLdi-aciin- CMAS. IVORY,

ailing pin carried by Said dial and adapted to An'lnun Bannurln. 

